Travel Tidbits - Wine Region Dupes

You've done Napa, tasted your way through Tuscany and sipped your way through Bordeaux. So what's next?

Wine dupes: destinations that deliver the same magic as the famous regions, with fewer crowds, better value and stories your clients have never heard. Here's your quick swap sheet!

TRADE TUSCANY FOR ALBANIA- Rolling hills, family run wineries and indigenous grapes like Kallmet that almost no one outside Albania has tasted. Pair cellar visits with the Ottoman town of Berat and the Albanian Riviera.

TRADE PROVENCE FOR MOROCCO- Yes, Morocco makes wine. Around Meknès, vineyards stretch toward Roman ruins, and the country is known for its pale, elegant vin gris. Add riads, souks and a Sahara night for a wine trip like no other.

TRADE SICILY FOR MALTA- Taste native grapes like Girgentina and Ġellewza on Malta and Gozo, then pair them with 7,000 years of history, island seafood and Mediterranean sunsets. Our Malta partners can open doors most visitors never see.

TRADE BORDEAUX FOR CHILE- Chile is home to Carménère, an old Bordeaux grape long thought lost, rediscovered growing in Chilean vineyards in the 1990s. Colchagua and Casablanca offer world-class tastings with the Andes and the Pacific as backdrops.

TRADE NAPA FOR MENDOZA- Malbec at the foot of the Andes, high altitude vineyards and long lunches among the vines. For an intimate stay, La María is a seven room boutique hideaway minutes from the best wineries in Luján de Cuyo.

TRADE SONOMA FOR CROATIA- Zinfandel has a secret- its roots are in Croatia. Steep vineyards on the Pelješac Peninsula produce bold Plavac Mali right above the Adriatic, while Istria pairs crisp Malvazija with truffle hunting and hilltop villages. Wine tasting with sea views, island hopping and some of the best seafood in Europe. California never looked so good.

TRADE BURGUNDY FOR SOUTH MORAVIA- The Czech Republic's secret wine country, with Pinot Noir from the Blue Mountains, the nation's top 100 wines tasted in cellars beneath a chateau and fairytale castles at every turn.

TRADE CHAMPAGNE FOR ENGLAND- The chalky soils of southern England have sparkled into some of the world's most exciting bubbly. Sussex and Kent vineyards make a perfect add on to a London stay.

TRADE SANTORINI FOR LANZAROTE- In the Canary Islands, vines grow in black volcanic ash pits sheltered by curved stone walls. La Geria looks like nowhere else on Earth.

THE ULTIMATE GAMECHANGER: GEORGIA- The birthplace of wine, with 8,000 years of history. Here, wine is fermented in clay qvevri vessels buried underground. Add the warmest hospitality imaginable and legendary feasts known as supra.